Black History Month: Celebrating Disney Animator Floyd Norman

Floyd Norman is an award-winning animator and in 1956 became the first African American hired by Walt Disney. In 2017,...

Plane Breaks Apart Over California Neighborhood, 5 Killed

YORBA LINDA — Five people died and two were injured after a small plane apparently broke apart Sunday over a...

Parole Recommended for Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten

LOS ANGELES — A California panel on Wednesday recommended that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled after serving...

What Randa Jarrar Thinks of Ben Bergquam Arrest

Ben Bergquam, a Fresno based right-wing activist known for heckling at political events, was arrested earlier this week for trespassing...

Will Tom Flores Get Hall of Fame Honor Many Say He Deserves?

After a trailblazing pro football career that includes four Super Bowl victories (two as the head coach of the Raiders),...

Storms Boost Sierra Snowpack to 98% of Seasonal Average

PHILLIPS STATION — California officials say January storms have pushed the Sierra Nevada snowpack to 98 percent of average to...

Judge: PG&E Put Profits Over Wildfire Safety

SAN FRANCISCO — A U.S. judge berated Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. on Wednesday, accusing the nation’s largest utility of...

California Wants Faster Way to Cut Wildfire Risk

SACRAMENTO — California wildland managers said Tuesday that they want to speed up logging and prescribed burns designed to slow...

Gov. Newsom: Is He Getting Things Done?

Before Losing Quorum, ALRB Rules in Favor of Longtime Nemesis

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest pick for the California Public Utilities Commission will leave her former board shorthanded. Last week, Newsom...